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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work a very part time job so I can be the primary parent in my household. I also do the vast majority of housework and family admin.

I do think my spouse and kids deeply value the unpaid work I do.

I do not think SOCIETY values the work I do.[/quote]

I work ft but flexible job and honestly I don't think my family values it in a true way. Yes, they'll say thanks for food and things like that, but there is zero respect for mental space for me: I am constantly asked all the time about this and that problem so I never have peace, and I carry 3 people's needs at all times on top of my own. Just now dh asked me advice about his work, for something critical. He was upset when I told him that was way too big a thing for me to help out with.  Yesterday I had just finished work and dd called to ask me for input on something, day before I had a stressful day and ds is the one who kept having questions. It's not just the physical labor, I can handle that. The mental is crushing and if I don't do it they absolutely resent me and think I am being selfish if I don't help. Then dh thinks I am too stressed out and serious and need to relax. [/quote]

This is just called adulthood. Find a way to manage your stress better.[/quote]

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